Lizzo has shared a four-word reaction to Taylor Swift announcing her new upcoming single, I Knew It, I Knew You, which will feature in the Toy Story 5 soundtrack. The song is set to drop on Friday, June 5.
On June 2, Lizzo quoted Pop Base’s post sharing Taylor Swift’s new look for the single, and wrote:
“Coming to end me đ”
The upcoming single marks Swift’s first new release since she dropped her album The Life of a Showgirl last October. The track will be available in three different versions: the original, a piano version, and an acoustic version. CD singles are already available for pre-order on the singer’s website.
Moreover, the single will mark Taylor Swift’s return to country music since 2012’s Red. The track was inspired by Jessie, the cowgirl character from the Toy Story franchise. The singer joined hands with her longtime collaborator, Jack Antonoff for the song, as they co-wrote and co-produced the track for the film.
Ahead of the official announcement, Swift’s involvement in the Toy Story franchise was teased through multiple billboards throughout cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, Chicago, Dallas, Mexico City and London. The boards displayed the initials TS – denoting both the the singer’s name and the franchise’s name, in the popular Pixar font, teasing the single.
Pre-sales are open on Swift’s official website and the official song is set to release this Friday (June 5).
Taylor Swift shares thoughts on her new single on the Toy Story 5 soundtrack
In an Instagram post dated June 1, Taylor Swift officially announced her new single for Toy Story 5, titled I Knew It, I Knew You. The singer played on her iconic song, Love Story, as she wrote “it’s a Toy Story” in her announcement.
“Itâs a *Toy* Story đ¤ You knew it! My new original song âI Knew It, I Knew Youâ for Disney and @pixarâs @toystory 5 will be yours on June 5th. Iâve always dreamed of getting to write for these characters who Iâve adored since I was a 5 year old kid watching the first Toy Story movie,” Swift wrote.
The singer added that she’d seen Toy Story 5 ahead of its release, and wrote:
“I fell instantly in love with Toy Story 5 when I was lucky enough to see it in its early stages, and I wrote this song as soon as I got home from the screening. Sometimes you just know, right? You can pre-order now exclusively on my site and catch Toy Story 5 in theaters June 19th.”
Speaking in the official press release by Disney and Pixar, screenwriter and director Andrew Stanton also opened up about working with Taylor Swift and her connection to the character of Jessie. He said:
“Itâs incredible just how meaningful itâs been having Taylor write and perform this song. Her connection to Jessie and the immediate way she understood what the character was going through was undeniable. The song is so deeply connected to Toy Story. So much so that on first listen, it instantly felt like it had always belonged there, like a long-lost family member. It was kismet.”
Toy Story 5 is set to drop in theaters on June 19. Meanwhile, Swift has yet to announce her next album following The Life of A Showgirl.
Edited by Pratyasha Sarkar
